Enrollment
51
Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Laredo, MO
Laredo Elem.
Federal NCES profile for Laredo Elem., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 65/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 291791000958
👥 S:T ratio 71
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 95
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Laredo Elem. earns 65/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of Missouri schools.
- 65
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.3:1
- small classes for Missouri
- 34.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 51
- students enrolled
Laredo Elem. has class sizes smaller than 93% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
7.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.3:1
vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg
-43% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
34.0%
vs 46.1% Missouri avg
-26% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Laredo Elem. compares with Missouri and U.S. medians
What stands out at Laredo Elem.
Laredo Elem. is a small combined-grade school in Laredo, Missouri, enrolling 51 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.3:1, Laredo Elem. is leaner than roughly 93% of Missouri schools and 43% under the state's 12.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 34.0% lands close to the Missouri typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 94% of Missouri schools, with 51 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 97% of the 2,313 Missouri schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 72 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #12.
Its student body is predominantly White (94% of enrollment) (diversity index 11/100).
Attendance holds up well here: only 2.0% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
The surrounding Laredo R-Vii spends $21,738 per pupil, 68% above the Missouri average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 18.7% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Discipline events run high: 11 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 51 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
The federal civil-rights collection also records 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.
Laredo R-Vii operates only this one school, so Laredo Elem. has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 51 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Missouri's single-school districts.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Laredo Elem. compares
Laredo Elem. on the metrics families compare, against Missouri and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Missouri | Missouri avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 7.3:1 | ▼ 43% | 12.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 34.0% | ▼ 26% | 46.1% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 51 | top 94% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.3:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
51
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
34.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 26% below the Missouri average of 46.1%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
7.3:1
students per teacher
- 43% below state mean
Top 7% in Missouri - lower ratio than 93% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
2.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$21,738
per pupil, district-wide
- above Missouri avg of $12,931
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
10
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 19.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 21.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 94.1%
African American 5.9%
Largest group: White at 94.1% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 11.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 11.1, Laredo Elem. is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Laredo R-Vii, which includes Laredo Elem..
$21,738
Per student
+68%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
+31%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 50.0%
State 31.3%
Federal 18.7%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Missouri, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~51 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7.3:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Laredo Elem.
How many students attend Laredo Elem.?
Laredo Elem. has 51 students enrolled. It is a public school in Laredo, MO.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Laredo Elem.?
The student-teacher ratio at Laredo Elem. is 7.3:1, which is 43% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 54% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Laredo Elem.?
34.0% of students at Laredo Elem. are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Laredo Elem.?
The largest demographic group at Laredo Elem. is White at 94.1% of enrollment, in Laredo, MO.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Laredo Elem.?
Laredo Elem. has a Resource Investment Index of 65/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Laredo Elem. a good school?
Laredo Elem. earns 65/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of Missouri schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Laredo R-Vii?
None reported; Laredo R-Vii operates only Laredo Elem. as a public school district in NCES's records.
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